X-men Shades of Red
Maybe in another life
I could find you there
Pulled away before your time
I
can't deal, it's so unfair
Scott Summers sat thinking on the edge of his bed. His eyes remained closed even though his glasses were on. It had been three days since Alkali Lake. Three days since his whole world fell to pieces. Every second of every day since then he had been going over the events in his mind trying to figure out if there was something he could have done to save his love. He opened his eyes to see what he had been cursed with. Somewhere someone must have had a sense of humor when they gave him his power and if he ever found them, he'd punch their lights out. He was condemned to seeing in red, the color that reminded him of her.
And it feels, and it
feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it feels, yeah it feels
like
The world has grown cold
Now that you've gone away
He opened his eyes slowly as he stood up. As he moved past his dresser a picture caught his eyes. He looked at the woman that he had once held in his arms. He shook his head, that wasn't him anymore. He was torn dead inside, only going from day to day because she had wanted him to live. He made his way to the hangar bay quietly. He stepped into the jet closing the hatch behind him. He sat down in the pilot's seat as he began to flip switches. The jets engines roared to life as he lifted it into the air with the controls. He flew up out of the basketball court, his destination known only to himself.
Leaving flowers on your
grave
To show that I still care
But black roses and Hail
Mary's
Can't bring back what's taken from me
Scott landed the jet in a clearing near the very lake that he had come to hate. He stepped down the ramp and made his way towards the shore. He stuffed his hands in his pockets as he walked in silence. That was what his mind was like now, silence. Before Alkali Lake, his mind was alive with thoughts. He and Jean had shared a telepathic link, both their minds were linked together. Their bond was unbreakable, or so he thought. Death had snatched her away and now his mind was silent, the only thoughts heard now were his own. He stopped at the shore and watched the waves ripple peacefully.
I
reach to the sky
And call out your name
And if I could trade
I
would
And it feels, and it feels like
Heaven's so far
away
And it stings, yeah it stings now
The world is so cold
Now
that you've gone away
Gone away, gone away
Scott shifted his gaze to the sky and then to the rest of his surroundings. All of it was peaceful, as if all was right in the world. He snapped reaching up and grabbing his glasses. He tore them off his face, his eyes opened wide. His head was tilted back as the blast erupted from his eyes. He yelled with fury and hurt as the blast flew up through the clouds. He shut his eyes and fell to his knees as tears streamed down his cheeks. "Jean..", he murmured wishing that he would wake up from this Hell.
Scott..
A whisper in his mind and then it was gone. He jerked his head up his hands placing his sun glasses on his face. "Jean?" he called as he glanced around. Had he imagined it? He thought he had felt a flicker of the link come to life but all he heard now was silence. He stood and glanced around wondering why he suddenly felt the strength to keep going. Jean was gone but was she? He believed he had heard her and he would wait an eternity for her to return to him. He looked on silently his vision converted into shades of red.
I
reach to the sky
And call out your name
Oh please let me
trade
I would
And it feels, and it feels like
Heaven's
so far away
And it feels, yeah it feels like
The world has
grown cold
Now that you've gone away
Gone away, gone away